EFIS & Immunology Letters (IL) Short Term Fellowships, apply by 12 March 2022

EFIS and Immunology Letters (IL) award short-term fellowships for up to 3 months of support for purposes of transnational scientific collaboration or advanced training in techniques or methodologies.

The EFIS-IL Short-term Fellowship allowance is € 1.750/month and is awarded directly to the fellowship holder. In addition, EFIS will reimburse travel costs up to € 500.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applicants must be a member of an EFIS-affiliated society (exceptions to this may apply only for applicants from European countries without a national society);
• Applicants must be 35 years of age or younger and must hold at least a Master’s degree (an extension of this age limit of up to 18 months may be granted for maternity/paternity leave, civil or military service, etc.);
• The proposed stay must be conducted in a European institution in a country other than that of the applicant’s current residence.

What these fellowships are not for:

• Fellowships are not awarded in order to attend courses, symposia, meetings or congresses;
• Fellowships are not renewable and can be held only once;
• Fellowships cannot be awarded retroactively or if a stay has already begun, nor can they be held simultaneously with awards or funding made available by other sources or organizations, to prolong visits begun under other auspices, or as a means to bridge between research visits funded by other organizations.

The EFIS Board evaluates applications at its periodic meetings, held every 3-4 months.

NEXT DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION: March 12th, 2022